Section 294: Alienation of agricultural land by owners or occupiers
Constitution of Zimbabwe
Subject to any limitation imposed by law, an owner or occupier of agricultural land has the right to transfer, hypothecate, lease or dispose of his or her right in agricultural land.
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Insight on Alienation of Agricultural Land
This provision establishes that landowners and occupiers have property rights that they can exercise freely, including selling, mortgaging, leasing, or otherwise transferring their agricultural land. However, the phrase "subject to any limitation imposed by law" is significant - it means these rights aren't absolute and can be restricted by other legislation, which allows the government to regulate land transfers for various policy purposes like preventing land concentration or protecting agricultural productivity.